Part 1 lays out the groundwork, peppering us with dates and events, layering the history of these families over the history of the region, even the country they live in. Two of the three screenings of Gangs of Wasseypur at TIFF2012 will allow viewers to watch Parts 1 and 2 back to back (with a short break in between screenings), and although seeing them this way is the film loverвЂ™s equivalent of running a marathon, it does, I think, give you a sense of the shape and scope of KashyapвЂ™s vision. But when he does finally swing into action, he does so in a spectacular and brutal fashion, proving himself to be more cold-blooded and brutal than any of his brothers вЂ“ no mean feat that, because all of Sardar KhanвЂ™s sons вЂ“ including Perpendicular (Aditya Kumar) and Definite (Zeishan Quadri - who impressed me as much as Nawazzudin Siddiqui did) вЂ“ are cold and ruthless. Thus it falls to the perpetually stoned Faizal to step up and exact revenge вЂ“ a role that no one, not even his mother Nagma (вЂњLook at your eyes, dead with drugs,вЂќ she tells him), feels he is fit for.ДЄnd itвЂ™s true вЂ“ the days pass, and Faizal seems incapable of action.

Part 2 sees his eldest son, Danish (Vineet Kumar), begin to take over the reins, and exact punishment for his fatherвЂ™s assassination, but he soon is taken down by Sultan Qureshi (Pankaj Tripathi). Part 2 begins where Part 1 left off, with the death of Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai). I had the chance to do just that a screening held in advance of the presentation of both parts at TIFF 2012. Part 1 of director Anurag KashyapвЂ™s sprawling family saga of power and revenge did two very important things: it introduced the character of Faizal Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), and it left me with a definite appetite to see Part 2.

Gangs of wasseypur вЂ“ part 1